HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Name: HANDLING OF MATERIALS at Western Energy Company
Start: 05/03/2000

220001360095 · 05/03/2000 · Western Energy Company

Details

Degree of injury: NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification: HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Accident type: Over-exertion NEC
Occupation: Electrician, Lineman
Activity: Move power cable
Injury source: CONDCTR,ELCT,CBL,TROL POL
Nature of injury: SPRAIN,STRAIN RUPT DISC
Body part: BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost: —
Mine experience: 1.23 years

Operator

Controller (parent): Montana Power Company
Operator: Western Energy Company
Mine: 2401747

Narrative

A GEAR CASE MALFUNCTION ON THE CABLE REELER FOR TRAILING CABLE RESULTED IN HAVING TO MANUALLY REEL ABOUT 100 FEET OF TRAILING CABLE ONTO THE REELER SPOOL. WHILE ASSISTING WITH THIS, THE EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BACK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.

Source

Authoritative: MSHA Open Government Data
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown